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Originally Posted by ravenheart

This, however, is an official statement:

"After forty years of life dedicated to AC/DC, guitarist and founding member Malcolm Young is taking a break from the band due to ill health. Malcolm would like to thank the groupís diehard legions of fans worldwide for their never-ending love and support.

In light of this news, AC/DC asks that Malcolm and his familyís privacy be respected during this time. The band will continue to make music."

Well, that's good to know they aren't retiring. That's still sad about Malcolm though. I wish him nothing but the best and that he makes a good recovery.

According to Brian Johnson, the new album is done. Apparently Malcolm's nephew, Stevie Young, played rhythm guitars.

"We’re done. I’m very excited and we’ve got some great songs. We miss Malcolm (Young) obviously. He’s a fighter. He’s in hospital but he’s a fighter. We’ve got our fingers crossed that he’ll get strong again. Stevie, Malcolm’s nephew, was magnificent, but when you’re recording with this thing hanging over you and your work mate isn’t well, it’s difficult. But I’m sure he was rooting for us. He’s such a strong man. He’s a small guy but he’s very strong. He’s proud and he’s very private so we can’t say too much. But fingers crossed he’ll be back. I wanted to call the album Man Down. But it’s a bit negative and it was probably just straight from the heart. I like that."